This document provides an overview of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985 in India. It defines key terms like narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, opium, cannabis, and more. It describes the objectives of the act to consolidate and amend drug laws and regulate narcotic and psychotropic substances. It outlines the authorities and officers responsible for enforcement like the Narcotic Control Bureau. It explains provisions around cultivation and production of opium, cannabis, and coca plants. It also discusses offenses and penalties related to contravention of the act.

1. RJSPM
RAJMATA JIJAU SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL’S
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DUDULGAON, PUNE
Savitribai Phule Pune University
B.PHARM
Semester- VIII
By
Mr. Prasad V. Rane
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Narcotic drug and
psychotropic substances

2. Unit Outcomes
• ABC
• DEF

3. Content
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE
DEFINATION
NARCOTIC CONTROLBUREAU
AUTHORITIES ANDOFFICERS
CONSTITUATION AND FUNCTIONS
NATIONAL FUND CONTROLLING ABUSE
PROHIBITION ,CONTROL &REGULATION
OPIUM ,POPPY CULTIVATION
OFFENCES ANDPENALTIES
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

4. INTRODUCTION
The Central Acts like Opium Act, 1857,the Opium Act
,1878 and the Dangerous Drugs Act,1930 were enacted
a long time ago. With the changing circumstances and
the developments in the field illicit drug traffic and
drug abuse at national and international level ,many
drawbacks have come to notice in the saidActs.
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5. The Government of India has repealed these old Acts and
passed “The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Act,1985’’.
These Acts established in 14 November1985
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this Acts is to consolidate and
amend the law relating to narcotic drugs, to make
stringent provision for control and regulate the operation
relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance and
matter connected there with
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6. DEFINATION
(1)Addict : A person habitual to regular use of any
narcotic drugor psychotropic substance.
(2)Cannabis :
(a)charas, that is, the separated resin, in whatever
form,
Whether crude or purified, obtained from the
cannabis plant and also includes concentrated
preparation and resin known as hashish oil or liquid
hashish.
(b) ganja, that is, the flowering or fruiting tops of the
cannabis plant
(3) Medicinal Cannbis : It is any extract or tincture of
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7. Coca Derivative : It include :
(I) Crude cocaine which can be used directly or indirectly for
manufacture of cocaine .
Cocaine is methyl ester of benzoyl-ecogonine and it`ssalts.
(4) Opium : it means the coagulated juice of the opium poppy
and it`s mixture with or without neutral material.
(5) Opium Poppy : It includes the plant of Pap aver
somniferum L and other species of papaver from which opium
and phenanthrene alkaloid can be extracted.
(6) Psychotropic Substance :It means any substance natural or
synthetic or any salt or preparation of such substance or
material ,which is included in list of psychotropic substance
specified in the schedul .eg.DET, Clonazepam, Amphetamine,
Pentobarbital , Pentazocine
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8. Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB)
NCB was established on 17th March1986 to enable the full
implementation of the NDPS Act1985.
Headquarter at Delhi. It is the chief law enforcement and
intelligence agency of India.
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9. AUTHORITIES ANDOFFICERS
[A] Central Government to take measure for Preventing
and Combating abuse of narcotic drugs and illicit traffic
therein :
Co-ordination of action by various officers,state government
and other authorities under thisAct.or under any other law for
the enforcement ofthe provision of thisAct.
Obligations under the InternationalConventions.
Assistance to concerned authorities for prevention and
suppression ofillicit traffic in NDPS
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10. [B]Officersof Central Government
They appoint Narcotic Commissioner and other officers as
Function : a) the supervision of cultivation of opiumpoppy;
b) production of opium
[C]NDPS Consultativecommittee
This committee consists of chairman and other members not
exceeding 20.
Committee shall advice the central government on the matters
relating tothe administration of thisAct.
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11. Prohibition, Control and Regulation
1. Prohibition of certain operation As per Sec.8 :
No person shall; Cultivate any coca plant or gather any
portion of coca plant; or Cultivate the opium poppy or any
cannabis plant ;or Produce, manufacture, possess, sale,
purchase, transport, ware-house, use, consume, import
inter-state, export inter-state, import into India
,export from India any narcotic drug or psychotropic
substanceexcept for medical and scientific purpose
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12. Power of Central Government to Permit, Control,
and Regulate
The cultivation ,or gathering of any portion of coca plant
(only on account of the Central Government ),or the
production ,sale ,purchase ,transport ,import inter-state
,export inter- state, use or consumption of cocaleaves.
The cultivation of the opium poppy (only on account of the
Central Government ).
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13. The production and manufacture of opium and production of
poppystraw.
The sale of opium and opium derivative from the Central
Government factories for export from India or sale to
State Government or to manufacturing chemists
The import into India and export from India transshipment
of NDPS The manufacture, possession, transport ,import
inter-state ,export inter- state, sale ,purchase ,
consumption or use of psychotropic substance
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14. (c) Central government control on certain operation :
According to the rules:
Govt. shall fix the limit of licenses for cultivation.
The product cultivated by cultivator shall delivered to
the authorized officer.
Govt. shall fix the price to be paid to the cultivator for
the opium delivered
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15. The rules may prescribe that Opium shall be weighed, examine,
and classify according to its quality and consistence by the
officers authorized in this behalf by the central govt. in the
presence of cultivator at the time of delivery by the cultivator.
The rules may provide for the weighed, examine, and classify
according to its quality and consistence of the opium received at
the factory and the deduction from or addition to the
standard price to be made in accordance with the result of
such examination
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16. • The form and condition of license for manufacture
of manufacture drugs ,the authorities by which such
license may be granted and fees may be charged.
• The opium delivery by the cultivator, if found as
a result of examination in the central govt.
factory to be adulterate, may be confiscated by
the officer authorized in this behalf
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17. NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
The Central Government may constitute an advisory
committee to be called The Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Consultative Committee in order
to advise it on such matters relating to the administration
of this Act as may be referred to it by that Government
from time to time. The Committee shall consist of a
Chairman and such other members, not exceeding twenty,
as may be appointed by the Central Government.
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18. The Committee may, for the efficient discharge of its
functions, constitute one or more sub-committees and
may appoint to such sub-committee any person who is a
not member of the Committee.
The term of office, the manner of filling casual vacancies
in the offices, the allowances payable to the Chairman
and other members of the Committee and other
procedures shall be such as may be prescribed by rules
made by the Central Government.
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19. The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other
members, not exceeding twenty, as may be appointed by
the Central Government.
It shall meet when required to do so by the Central
Government and shall have the power to regulate its own
procedure.
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20. NATIONAL FUND FOR CONTROL OF DRUG ABUSE
The Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called the
National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse and there shall
be credited thereto-
(a) An amount which the Central Government may, after
due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this
behalf, provide.
(b) The sale proceeds of any property forfeited under
Chapter VA;
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21. (c) Any grants that may be made by any person or
institution.
(d) Any income from investment of the amounts credited
to the Fund under the aforesaid provisions
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22.  PROHIBITION, CONTROL AND REGULATION-
The following operations are totally prohibited under the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act:
(i) Cultivation of any coca plant or gathering of any portion
of the coca plant.
(ii) Cultivation of opium poppy or any cannabis plant.
(iii) Production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase,
transportation, warehousing consumption, import, export
etc. of any Narcotic drug or Psychotropic substance..
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23. except for medical or scientific purposes and in the
manner and to the extent provided or in accordance with
the terms and conditions of a license, permit or
authorization, if provided.
The prohibition shall take effect only from the date which
the Central Government, may, by notification in the
Official Gazette specify in this behalf.
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24.  CULTIVATION OF OPIUM POPPY AND PRODUCTION OF
OPIUM OR POPPY STRAW CULTIVATION
According to NDPS Act, no person can cultivate or engage
production of opium or poppy straw except on behalf of
the Central Government and under a license granted for
the purpose in such parts of the country as may be
specified.
For the cultivation of opium in specified area and plots
licenses are issued by the District Opium Officers.
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25. Production of Opium:
During harvesting, cultivators shall daily take their day's
collection of Opium to Labrador for weighment of
quantity produced on the day and entry in records which
should be jointly attested, every day by the Labrador and
the cultivator.
These records shall be checked by authorized officers. In
case of any discrepancies between quantity produced and
quantity entered in the records, an enquiry shall be made
by an authorized officer to determine the liability of the
cultivator for punishment.
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26. MANUFACTURE, SALE, AND EXPORT OF OPIUM
Manufacture of Opium Manufacture of Opium can be
made only by the Central Government at its two factories
situated at Ghazipur and Née much.
However, opium mixtures may be manufactured from
lawfully possessed opium by a person authorized under
the rules made by the State Government for the said
purpose.
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27. Sale of opium to State Governments or manufacturing
chemists can be made only from the Government Opium
Factory, Ghazipur.
The sale to manufacturing chemists is possible only under
permit it from the concerned State Government within
whose jurisdiction; the chemist resides or has his place of
business.
The permit by the State Government shall be issued in
quadruplicate. One copy shall be retained by the issuing
authority and the remaining copies forwarded to the
Government Opium Factory, Ghazipur.
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28. Offence and Penalties
 Punishment for contravention in relation to;
• Poppy straw .
• Coca plant and leaves.
• Prepared opium.
• Opium poppy and opium.
• Manufacture drug and preparation.
• Psychotropic substances.
• Cannabis plant and cannabis.
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29. Thank You
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